ZyXEL Communications 2 Plus 8.10 Configuring Dial Backup

Chapter 8 WAN Screens

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 35 NETWORK > WAN > Traffic Redirect

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Active	Select this check box to have the ZyWALL use traffic redirect if the normal WAN
	connection goes down.

Backup	Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation. The ZyWALL
Gateway IP	automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the ZyWALL's Internet connection
Address	terminates.

Check WAN	Configuration of this field is optional. If you do not enter an IP address here, the
IP Address	ZyWALL will use the default gateway IP address. Configure this field to test your
	ZyWALL's WAN accessibility. Type the IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for
	example, your ISP's DNS server address).

Fail Tolerance	Type how many WAN connection checks can fail (1 to 10) before the connection is
	considered "down" (not connected). The ZyWALL still checks a "down" connection to
	detect if it reconnects.

Period	The ZyWALL tests a WAN connection by periodically sending a ping to either the
	default gateway or the address in the Check WAN IP Address field.
	Type a number of seconds (5 to 300) to set the time interval between checks. Allow
	more time if your destination IP address handles lots of traffic.

Timeout	Type the number of seconds (1 to 10) for your ZyWALL to wait for a response to the
	ping before considering the check to have failed. This setting must be less than the
	Period. Use a higher value in this field if your network is busy or congested.

Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

Reset	Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Click NETWORK > WAN > Dial Backup to display the Dial Backup screen. Use this screen to configure the backup WAN dial-up connection.